Nelson Mandela Quotes and Sayings

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” — Nelson Mandela

“People must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.” – Nelson Mandela

“How can I be expected to believe that this same racial discrimination which has been the cause of so much injustice and suffering right through the years, should now operate here to give me a fair and open trial?….consider myself neither morally nor legally obliged to obey laws made by a Parliament in which I am not represented. That the will of the people is the basis of the authority of government, is a principle universally acknowledged as sacred throughout the civilized world.” – Nelson Mandela

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” — Nelson Mandela

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ― Nelson Mandela

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” — Nelson Mandela

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.” – Nelson Mandela

“Love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela

“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.” –
Nelson Mandela

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” – Nelson Mandela